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Originally Posted by Tenoia

Spoiler for Counterpoint?:

Hmm, we know that in the real world Kirito did not retain his memories from being in the UW. And we also know that when he entered the UW after the attempt on his life, he retained his memories of the real world. But do we know for sure that during the period of his stay in the UW prior to Alice being taken away by the Integrity Knight, that Kirito retained his memories of the real world?

I still think what the Administrator showed was an illusion, don't get me wrong, but if he didn't have his memories of the real world at that time frame and fully believed himself to be a resident of the UW, then can we really say that he would never cheat on Asuna?

I'm gonna jump into this discussion.

Spoiler for Light Novel Vol. 9 & 10:

Based on the light novel translations, before Alice broke the Taboo Index and was taken away, Kirito lived out a full childhood (up to age 10/11) and grew up alongside Eugeo (his "best friend since childhood") and Alice, without memories of the real world during this time.

That said, I don't think Kirito did or would really cheat on Asuna when he lived as and believed he was a resident of the UW, because he was only a kid- remember, he logged out after 3 days IRL ~ growing up 10/11 years in the UW.